2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by second-year head coach Paul Mills and played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of The Summit League.

2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	11–21 (7–9 Summit)
Head coach	Paul Mills (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Solomon Bozeman Russell Springmann Sam Patterson
Home arena	Mabee Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	14	–	2		.875			24	–	9		.727
Omaha	13	–	3		.813			21	–	11		.656
Purdue Fort Wayne	9	–	7		.563			18	–	15		.545
North Dakota State †	9	–	7		.563			19	–	16		.543
Oral Roberts	7	–	9		.438			11	–	21		.344
South Dakota	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
North Dakota	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Western Illinois	4	–	12		.250			10	–	21		.323
Denver	3	–	13		.188			8	–	22		.267
† 2019 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the season 11–21, 5–9 in Summit League, play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Denver.

Roster

2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Kevin Obanor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Houston, TX G 1 Kennedy Milton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Dallas, TX G 10 Sam Kearns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Antonio, TX G 11 Carlos Jürgens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tartu, Estonia G 12 R.J. Faqua 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma G 13 Aidan Saunders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lithonia, GA F 14 D.J. Weaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, TX F 21 Kerwin Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Sr Dallas, TX F 22 Francis Lācis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Riga, Latvia F 23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Trophy Club, TX F 33 Emir Ahmedic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Kladanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina F 34 Chris Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Tulsa, OK	Head coach Paul Mills (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock) Russell Springmann (Salisbury) Sam Patterson (Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 50–84	0–1	JQH Arena (5,014) Springfield, MO
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm		Southwestern (KS)	W 79–62	1–1	Mabee Center (2,157) Tulsa, OK
Nov 11, 2018* 4:05 pm, FSSW		at No. 20 TCU	L 62–79	1–2	Schollmaier Arena (6,368) Fort Worth, TX
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		California Baptist Summit/WAC Challenge	L 69–70	1–3	Mabee Center (1,792) Tulsa, OK
Nov 15, 2018* 8:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 65–85	1–4	Marriott Center (10,179) Provo, UT
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		Ecclesia Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge	W 109–72	2–4	Mabee Center (1,780) Tulsa, OK
Nov 23, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. Northern Illinois Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge	L 66–87	2–5	Athletics Center O'rena (1,821) Rochester, MI
Nov 24, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge	L 76–87	2–6	Athletics Center O'rena (1,610) Rochester, MI
Nov 25, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. James Madison Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge	W 78–69 OT	3–6	Athletics Center O'rena (2,093) Rochester, MI
Dec 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	L 67–79	3–7	Moody Coliseum (5,627) Dallas, TX
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	L 76–96	3–8	Mabee Center (1,831) Tulsa, OK
Dec 7, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 64–80	3–9	Mizzou Arena (9,813) Columbia, MO
Dec 15, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 59–52	4–9	Robins Center (5,107) Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, Cox Yurview		at Wichita State	L 63–84	4–10	Charles Koch Arena (10,156) Wichita, KS
Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm		Tulsa Mayor's Cup	L 59–69	4–11	Mabee Center (4,102) Tulsa, OK
The Summit League regular season
Dec 30, 2018 4:30 pm		at Omaha	W 87–84	5–11 (1–0)	Baxter Arena (1,764) Omaha, NE
Jan 03, 2019 7:00 pm		North Dakota	W 83–72	6–11 (2–0)	Mabee Center (2,006) Tulsa, OK
Jan 05, 2019 7:00 pm		Western Illinois	W 82–63	7–11 (3–0)	Mabee Center (2,010) Tulsa, OK
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 69–94	7–12 (3–1)	Memorial Coliseum (1,538) Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 12, 2019 4:15 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 65–84	7–13 (3–2)	Frost Arena (3,680) Brookings, SD
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+		South Dakota	W 77–74	8–13 (4–2)	Mabee Center (2,027) Tulsa, OK
Jan 20, 2019 5:00 pm, ALT2		at Denver	L 58–74	8–14 (4–3)	Magness Arena (420) Denver, CO
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+		North Dakota State	L 57–67	8–15 (4–4)	Mabee Center (2,717) Tulsa, OK
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+		South Dakota State	L 80–86	8–16 (4–5)	Mabee Center (2,287) Tulsa, OK
Feb 02, 2019 7:00 pm		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 81–82	8–17 (4–6)	Mabee Center (2,251) Tulsa, OK
Feb 07, 2019 7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+		Denver	W 78–65	9–17 (5–6)	Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at South Dakota	W 86–72	10–17 (6–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota State	L 73–85	10–18 (6–7)	Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		at North Dakota	L 73–85	10–19 (6–8)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Illinois	W 75-66	10-20 (7-8)	Western Hall (572) Macomb, IL
Feb 28, 2019 7:30 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+		Omaha	W 84-80	11-20 (7-9)	Mabee Center (2,139) Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
Mar 10, 2019 6pm, ESPN+/MidcoSN	(5)	vs. (4) North Dakota State	W 86-73	11-21	Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source[1].

References

1. "ORU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results". Retrieved February 28, 2024.